The grotesque spectacle of the livestreamed execution
Two recent incidents in the United States have brought the death penalty back into the spotlight. The botched execution of Christa Pike on 30 September horrified people across the world.…
Two recent incidents in the United States have brought the death penalty back into the spotlight. The botched execution of Christa Pike on 30 September horrified people across the world.…
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The anthropologist Mary Douglas once noted of taboos: ‘Without the taboos, which turn basic classifications into automatic psychological reflexes, no thinking could be effective, because if every system of classification…
Among the first items of parliamentary business for new UK prime minister Andy Burnham is yet another attempt to introduce assisted suicide into British law. Labour MP Lauren Edwards reintroduced…
For individuals and groups who support assisted suicide, their contention has always been that, as a matter of personal autonomy, people have the right to decide when their physical or…